Thickness Planer

The planer (also called a surfacer) is a single purpose machine that planes wood to uniform thickness. It mills the surfaces of lumber, creating faces or planes that are parallel. The tool is invaluable for customizing standard stock thickness and making material flat.A hand planer can pare off just a thin slice of wood, no tool is better for shaving the edge of a sticking door, chamfering the corner of a board, or straightening one that is twisted or warped. That's why most carpenters still pack a hand plane or two in their toolboxes.A planer thicknesser really makes joinery easier and releases you from the frustration and expense of relying on pre-prepared timber, helping to reduce cost and improve quality. of relying on pre-prepared timber, helping to reduce cost and improve quality.